Table 1.
Characteristics of the enrolled patients.
| Characteristics | Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean±SD | 46.7±9.84 | |
| Height | Mean±SD | 163.4±7.23 | |
| Body weight (kg) 1st | Mean±SD | 63.5±11.76 | |
| Body weight (kg) 2nd | 63.6±11.26 | ||
| Sex | Male | 22 (20.8%) | |
| Female | 84 (79.2%) | ||
| Approach | Open | 88 (83%) | |
| Robotic/endoscopic | 17 (16%) | ||
| Extent of thyroid surgery | Total | 58 (54.7%) | |
| Less than total | 48 (45.3%) | ||
| Levothyroxine 1st | Medication (Mean±SD, μg) | 89 (113±30.4) | |
| No medication | 17 (16.0%) | ||
| Levothyroxine 2nd | Medication (Mean±SD, μg) | 89 (108.1±32.7) | |
| No medication | 17 (16.0%) | ||
| Pathology | Papillary cancer | 102 (96.2%) | |
| Follicular cancer | 1 (0.9%) | ||
| Medullary cancer | 1 (0.9%) | ||
| Benign goiter | 2 (1.9%) | ||
| Tumor size (cm) | Mean±SD (mm) | 10.3±7.86 | |
| T stage (%) | T1 | 84 (79.2%) | |
| T2 | 7 (6.6.%) | ||
| T3 | 8 (7.5%) | ||
| T4 | 3 (2.8%) | ||
| Tx | 4 (3.8%) | ||
| N stage (%) | N0 | 58 (54.7%) | |
| N1a | 28 (26.4%) | ||
| N1b | 11 (10.4%) | ||
| Nx | 9 (8.5%) | ||
| M stage (%) | M0 | 105 (99.1%) | |
| M1 | 1 (0.9%) | ||
| Preoperative TSH | Mean±SD (μIU/mL) | 2.8±7.13 | |
| TSH 1st | Mean±SD | 2.7±5.63 | |
| TSH 2nd | Mean±SD | 2.6±7.68 | |
| Free T4 1st | Mean±SD (ng/dL) | 1.34±0.28 | |
| Free T4 2nd | Mean±SD | 1.44±0.24 | |
| T3 1st | Mean±SD (ng/dL) | 99.9±17.7 | |
| T3 2nd | Mean±SD | 102.5±15.35 | |
| KDSI 1st | Mean±SD (ng/dL) | 94.2±78.61 | |
| KDSI 2nd | Mean±SD | 91.5±71.82 | |
| SOSS 1st | Mean±SD (ng/dL) | 20.2±10.88 | |
| SOSS 2nd | Mean±SD | 18.6±9.49 | |
| SRRS 1st | Mean±SD (ng/dL) | 148.2±108.03 | |
| SRRS 2nd | Mean±SD | 109.8±102.22 | |
| Stress event | |||
| 1st period | Cases (%) | 8 (7.5%) | |
| 2nd period | Cases (%) | 7 (6.6%) | |
| SOSS (category) | 1st | 2nd | |
| Low risk, cases (%) | 73 (68.9%) | 79 (74.5%) | |
| Challenge | 0 | 2 (1.9%) | |
| Fragile | 11 (10.4%) | 20 (8.5%) | |
| High risk | 22 (20.8%) | 38 (15.1%) | |
| Life event, stress | Distress | Change in work hours | 2 (13.3%) |
| Personal illness | 1 (6.6%) | ||
| Change in sleeping habits | 1 (6.6%) | ||
| Death of close family member | 2 (13.3%) | ||
| Business readjustment | 3 (20%) | ||
| Trouble with in-laws | 1 (6.6%) | ||
| Trouble with boss | 1 (6.6%) | ||
| Other stress | 3 (20%) | ||
| Eustress | Change in recreation | 1 (6.6%) |
KDSI – Korean version of Daily Stress Inventory; TSH – thyroid stimulating hormone; SD – standard deviation; SRRS – Social Readjustment Rating Scale; SOSS – Stress Overload Scale-Short.